second fiddle
常见例句
- In the Japanese market, meanwhile, Google plays second fiddle to Yahoo! Japan, despite frantic efforts to catch up by launching more Japan-specific services.
与此同时,在日本市场,尽管Google手忙脚乱地推出了多款本土化服务,它仍落后于雅虎日本,屈居第二。 - The England international has been second fiddle to Ashley Cole for both club and country for too long and wants to re-establish himself as a top class left back.
很长时间里,这个英格兰国脚无论在国家队还是在俱乐部中都只能做阿什利·科尔第二,可现在他想重新成为顶级边后卫。 - It also seems couples are getting married older now which could be down to women putting more emphasis on their careers nowadays, resulting in romance and marriage playing second fiddle.
调查还发现,如今人们结婚的时间越来越晚,这可能是因为现代女性更重视职业发展,于是爱情和婚姻退居其次。 - Named chairman in 1998, Bill Ford plays second fiddle to Jacques Nasser, the chief executive.
FORBES: Are Dynasties Dying? - Named chairman in 1998, Bill Ford plays second fiddle to Jacques Nasser, the CEO.
FORBES: Are dynasties Dying? - Hassan left rather than play second fiddle to Pfizer's Chief Executive Hank McKinnell .
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